All week long, FS1’S Colin Cowherd has openly poked fun at video gamers and the entire eSports culture on his show "The Herd." Well, Utah Jazz guard Gordon Hayward — an admitted hardcore video-game player and fan — came to the defense of his plugged-in community and brought the debate to Cowherd himself.

The backstory: On Tuesday’s episode, Cowherd launched into a rant and blasted all video gamers, saying eSports is for "booger eaters."

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Of course, the Internet picked up Cowherd’s beefs with the gaming crowd, but the FS1 host refused to apologize or back down the next day:

Enter Hayward, who donned his proverbial cape to drop this classic Twitter dig on Cowherd:

On Thursday, Hayward was a guest on the show to debate the supposed hate Cowherd has for the eSports world. The Jazz player, who said he is a huge "League of Legends" fan and is closely following the current world championships, continued to take Cowherd to task for the host’s criticisms.

Somehow, this all led to a discussion of the finer tastes in microwave dining, with Hayward explaining to Cowherd that it’s OK to pop in a Hot Pocket once in a while, no guilt necessary.